Choices of the Grasshopper September 2025

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By the end of the month this list will include around 50 of the best new alternative tracks

September 2025 - best new alternative, post-punk and indie tracks

EASY DOES IT

Stereo Love Remix

New Music Friday UK (2)

Dear Life, The fifth single from the forthcoming album 'Missing Out'

CLIMBING AGAIN THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE FENCE OF THE BACKYARD OF YOUR HOSPITAL BEDROOM

WAIT IN THE GRASS FOR ME I FOUND A NEW PLACE TO HIDE YOU

KICK OF YOUR SHOES I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU

IT’LL TAKE YOUR MIND OFF OF THOSE SUMMERTIME BLUES

WE CAN STAY HERE UNTIL THE SUN FOLLOWS THE MOON

ENOUGH TIME TO BRING BACK THE COLD WEATHER AND FLUES

THAT KEPT YOU AND I IN A FROZEN COCOON ALL ALONE

WELL YOU WERE THE FIRST TO BREAK OUT OF IT WORST MISTAKE 

I EVER MADE WAS TO STAY IN THERE AND TRY TO TAKE

MY TIME WHILE YOU GREW A LITTLE BIT FASTER 

AND I GREW A LITTLE CLOSER TO DISASTER 

AND WHAT A CATASTROPHE ATROPHIED APATHY

 HAPPINESS HAPPENING AT ME NOT IN ME

THE SAPPIEST SONG IN THE WORLD IS BEGINNING TO SOUND 

LIKE A GOOD ONE TO ME

AND IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME MEMORY FACTORY IS 

MANUFACTURING AGONY WITH AN

UNCANNY ACCURACY LIKE THE ACTORS WE SEE ON THE TV

AND NOW ALL I CAN DO IS JUST TALK IN ANALOGIES 

MY APOLOGIES ALWAYS IN SIMILES

AND YOU FALL FOR ME IF I COULD MAKE YOU BELIEVE 

A SINGLE WORD THAT I SAID

BUT I FIT INTO YOU LIKE WE WERE SPLIT IN TWO 

AND WE FOUND OUR BACK TO EACH OTHER AND DO WHAT WE CAN 

TO GLUE OURSELVES TOGETHER BUT YOU 

FILLED THE HOLE WHERE I LIVED IN YOUR HEAD

OH AND I AM GOING TO TRY FIND A NEW PLACE TO HIDE INSIDE OF YOU

WOAH THAT YOU CAN’T FIND IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND NO MATTER 

HOW MANY TIMES THAT YOU TRY TO

AND SOMETHING I FOUND IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I LET 

SLIP AWAY WHEN I WENT BACK THERE TO FIND

WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT LEARNING TO PLAN TO FORGET 

ALL THE SLEEPWALKING PEOPLE THAT I NEVER MET

AND SOMETHING I FOUND IN THE BACK OF MY CAR 

BROUGHT ME BACK TO WHEN WE KNEW HOW TO BE WHERE WE ARE WITHOUT 

BLOOD ON OUR SHIRTS AND BILLS IN OUR POCKETS

THE THINGS WE’VE FORGOTTEN TURNED ROTTEN WE LOST IT

AND I’M SLEEPING IN A COFFIN TILL YOU COME A KNOCKIN’ A GIVE ME SOMETHING TO EAT

BUT THE ROOM STARTS SPINNING EVERY TIME I’M BEGINNING TO TRY TO GET BACK ON MY FEET

AND YOU’RE LOSING YOUR COLOR GETTING DULLER THAN THE SNOW IN THE DIRT ON THE STREET

BUT OOH WINTERS OVER IT’S TIME TO GET SOBER AND WORK IN THE UNBEARABLE HEAT WITH ME

OH YEAH

Missing Out

Dear Life

Moon Man

Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt

The Power

Blush Response

See You in Everyone

Fall Back

Break the Girl

Black Box

Deeper And Deeper

Naive

Heart Hope

Heart Hope (10 Years On)

Alien

Sad and Beautiful World

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Do What You Can

Looking Back

Sit Awake

All or Nothing

TRYING

I Wanna Believe

Ashes

superstar

Second Best

Too Wild To Last, Too Rare To Die

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Laugh It Off

Track 5 of ‘This Time Next Year We’ll Be Millionaires’

MONDAY - THE PHONECALL

Beautiful Boy

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you're a star

Wrongs

This song came from the fractures — the places where I almost gave up.
I wanted to capture that collision of silence, guilt, and survival, and turn it into something louder than fear.

The lyrics are about being broken but still holding on, about showing up for the people you love even when your hands won’t stop shaking. It’s the weight of being a father, the ache of failure, and the stubborn choice to stay present through it all.

In the bigger picture, this track is part of the Shiitake Products world of rebellion and rawness. It’s not polished perfection — it’s cracked porcelain stitched back together with firelight and stubborn love. It’s my gospel, my trance, my country confession set on fire with bass.

Lyrics (copy-paste ready)

Cracks in me showing
I can’t hide
Hands won’t hold steady
But I try

Waves crash inward, shadows press down
Fear the storm is the gift I pass down
I wear my guilt like a second skin
But I’ll hold you close when the night caves in
Even when silence claws at my chest
You are the anchor, my only rest

I can’t promise I won’t fall
But I promise I’ll face it all
Even when I lose my way
You’re the reason I still stay

I’ll keep showing up, even when I break
Stitch the seams with the love I make
The fire may fade, but the ember remains
Through the sorrow, through the pain

The mirror shows a weary face
But in your laughter, I find grace
Your small hands steady mine again
Teaching me how the cracks can mend
Even broken fathers stand
With trembling but open hands

I can’t promise I won’t fall
But I promise I’ll face it all
Even when I lose my way
You’re the reason I still stay

I’ll keep showing up, even when I break
Patch the holes with the love I make
The fire may fade, but the ember remains
Through the sorrow, through the pain

If you wonder why I look so tired
Why the climb feels steeper, why the light feels quiet
It was never you
It was never you

I’ll keep showing up, even when I break
Stitch the seams with the love I make
The fire may fade, but the ember remains
Through the sorrow, through the pain

Still hold
Even when broken
I hold

Broken Hold

[Verse 1]
I’m stuck in a maze
My mind tries to dismiss it
But your smile sets ablaze
Any vow I’d keep distant
This ain’t child’s play, I know what I’m hungry for
If I speak it loud, I’d break my world apart
‘Cause him indoors is rationing love for power
Yet your midnight call, it steals my only calm, I’m devoured

[Chorus]
Should I give in or act like I am strong?
Touches still lead me where I shouldn’t be
Will I lose it all if I chase this dream?
Or is risk a path that sets me free?
Should I leave, or yield to the thrill I see?
Or stay with vows that mask reality?

[Verse 2]
You’re damn cute in that suit
But can’t swap the life I’m living
This Ealing dream shines bright
You stand near, a tempting sign
I hold two kids, degrees, a home so secure
And your shape rules my thoughts, I’m drawn for sure
Secret acts, though veiled, ring in broad daylight
Each stolen kiss might burn the bonds we formed, I’m craving spark

[Chorus]
Should I give in or act like I am strong?
Touches still lead me where I shouldn’t be
Will I lose it all if I chase this dream?
Or is risk a path that sets me free?
Should I leave, or yield to the thrill I see?
Or stay with vows that mask reality?

[Breakdown]
Could he be devil in disguise?
His glance breaks vows I built for truth
One brush ignites rebellious proof
I’m trembling, still longing to fall

[Chorus]
Should I give in or act like I am strong?
Touches still lead me where I shouldn’t be
Will I lose it all if I chase this dream?
Or is risk a path that sets me free?
Should I leave, or yield to the thrill I see?
Or stay with vows that mask reality?

Should I (The W13 Mix)

https://youtu.be/oQXxkPYkAYo?si=Gp7cL51MmIOM0jhi

I see you leechin’, creepin’, stuck on my skin,
Parasite energy, you’ll never win,
Stealin’ my rhythm, my words, my face,
But you choke on the truth when you step in my place.
You ain’t flattery, nah, you just fraud,
Copycat spirit tryna play God,
I’m the blueprint, ink that bleeds,
You the knock-off version that nobody needs.
Every move you make got my DNA,
But your echo fades, mine still gon’ stay,
I’m a live wire burnin’, you a weak spark flash,
I build legacies — you just rehash.

Hook (repeat 2x)
Imitation ain’t love, that’s a parasite’s game,
You ain’t flattery, you just ridin’ my name,
Try to feed on my shine, but I cut that cord,
I’m the source, the creator — you a shadow, ignored.
They call it flattery, I call it theft,
Leechin’ on my breath like they ain’t got none left,
Parasite vibes, suckin’ blood from the vein,
Claimin’ my style but can’t mimic the pain.
I built this kingdom brick by brick,
You stole my crown and thought it fit,
But counterfeit kings just rot in the throne,
Your voice ain’t yours, it’s a copy of my tone.
Imitation ain’t love, it’s a vulture disguise,
Circlin’ my skies hopin’ I’ll die,
But I thrive, reborn, with a venomous tongue,
Every word I spit burns holes in your lungs.
You a shadow, a ghost, a reflection that’s weak,
I write the scripture, you bite every piece,
But parasites starve when the host cuts ‘em loose,
And I’m sharpened with truth, I ain’t got nothin’ to lose.
So stop latching on, stop drinkin’ my light,
You ain’t flattery, you a fraud in plain sight,
Identity jackals, creatives they prey,
But I’m the origin — you just a cliché.

Parasite

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